The Pentagon has updated its war casualty database, recording more than 140 additional wounded — bringing the total to 624 — and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last week amid questions about a lack of transparency over the war’s toll, CNN reports.
The Defence Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) also features a new tracking category called “Overseas Operations”, for personnel killed and wounded “starting July 7.”
CNN adds that after combining the new Pentagon data with updated totals for Operation Epic Fury, it shows that 18 troops have been killed and another 624 have been wounded since the US launched its war against Iran on February 28.
The number of wounded is a significant increase from the previous peak of 482 observed by CNN last week.
